The Portland daily press., 1887-12-10
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
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PARIS, Dec. On. Goblet has informed
President Carnot that owing to the refusal
of several statesmen to join him he is unable
| to form Cabinet.
NJ. Fallieres has agreed to form Cabinet.
The ministry will include several members
| of the late government, including M. Rou-
vier, Nj. FlOurens and Gen. Ferr0n.
| III. Fallieres will be minister Of the interi-
| or and president of the council; Nj. Rouvier,
| minister of finance; NJ. Flourens, minister
| OF foreign affairs; Gen. Ferron, minister OF
| war; NJ Barley, minister of marine; Al
| Spuller, minister of public instruction; M.
| Baileant, minister Of public works; M. Faye.
| minister of Justice; nj. Dautresme, minister
| of commerce; M. Deville, minister Of agri-
| culture.
Riotous Russian Students.
Moscow, Dec. "a larse crowd of uni
versity students today attacked M. Brigha-
loft, government inspector. and hissed Count
Kapnist, rector of the university. They en-
gagged in other riotous demonstrations until
force of Cossaeks charged the students, ap-
plying the kn0ut vigorously. The crowd
| quickly dispersed. Several hundred stu
dents were arrested, and will probably be
| expelled.
Scotchmen Studying the Irish.
GLASGOW, Dec. 9.-The delegates Of the
Scotch Home Rule Union, who have been
making a tour of Ireland, have returned and
report that the Irish people are eager for
| peace, that their demands are moderate, and
that the National League is the chief agency
for the maintenance Of law and order. They
| say they are convinced that the Irish are
Home Rulers and not separatists. No one in
Ireland fears religious persecution. The del
egates declare that the measures taken by
the present English government are ineffect-
| i've.
The War Cloud.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-Sir James Ferguson,
| English Under Foreign Secretary, said today
that the government had received no news
which justified the war rumors prevailing in
| Europe.
A despatch from Paris says that the alarm
| ist Tumors are attributed TO Berlin financiers
| operating for a fall in Russian securities, and
| to the desire of Bismarck to obtain further
| military credits
VIENNA, Dec. 9.-The Emperor of Aus
| tria has summoned another military council
| for today. Advices from the frontier say
| that Russian troops are suffering much from
bad accommodations and bad food. The war
Office in Vienna Is taking measures to per-
manently increase the facilities by which
| troops can be modified, and to place Galicia
| in better position for defence. These pre-
| parations will enable large force to be
| thrown into Galicia at the shortest notice.
| 1t is reported that at the military council
| Archducke Albrecht and Count Kalnoky ia
| vored waiting for the policy of Gen. Won
Beck. chief Of staff. The other officials ad-
| vised Immediate activity. The Emperor de-
| cided in favor Of moderation. Kalnoky de-
/ clined to send note to Russia because he
thought this likely to precipitate matters.
| CRACow, Dec. 9.-Orders have been issued
| to place the fifth, seventh, eighth and elev-
| enth Russian army corps on q war footing.
Fair Trade.
| LONDON, Dec. 9.-The Morning Post today
referring somewhat favorably to the fair
| trade agitation, says the movement Is rapid
| ly becoming a power which must be reckoned
| politically and socially.
| Blsmarck's Famous Letters.
The Standard gives some supplementary
information relative to the forged Bismarck
| letters. 1t says that the letters sent back to
| Bismarck from Russia consisted of two Sc
| ries, diplomatic messages in the usual form,
| and confidential letters to the Car alone.
| The purpose of the letters seems to have
| been twofold-to stimulate the Car against
| Germany. and to create Egood will between
the Car and Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
| A prominent member of the Cars family,
| who Is connected with the Orleans family, Is
implicated in theplot
| viii Probably Recover.
The Magdeburger Zeitung's correspondent
at San Reno says that during the past few
| days the physicians attending the Crown
| Prince have expressed hopes not only that
| his life we'll be preserved, but also that he
will completely recover from his throat
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